Personally, I am so very thankful to my Father for
- kind, helpful nurses, lab techs, and pharmacists
- sanitation workers
- road maintenance crews
- mail carriers, UPS delivery, and all the other people who enable me to shop from home
- our vet and the good folks at the kennel who take care of our dog when we need to travel
- grocery employees of all stripes
- gas station attendants and mechanics
- baristas
- cleaning professionals
- airline staff and pilots
- educators, librarians, and their support staff
- government workers, from the parks and recreation team that maintain our favorite park to the utilities workers to the city, state, and federal elected officials
- the many, many folks involved in food growth, transport, preparation, sales, and service
- those who do hard, physical labor in the seldom-hospitable outdoors maintaining homes, public buildings, and landscapes
- the global network of information technology professionals who facilitate communication with distant loved ones, banking and trade, learning, worship for those unable to attend a physical gathering, and so many other things I'm not even aware of
- and those who put themselves in harm's way to protect the rest of us: the police, fire departments, paramedics, and armed forces
